Audit Log

Within the HammerTech Administration section you have the capability to access records of certain transactions that have taken place in your system. This is done by using the Audit Log tool that can be found in Administration under the System menu.

As HammerTech has numerous variables in relation to how data is created, modified and saved, the audit log has many different filters that can applied to refine your search. Below you find a high level overview of these filters and some basic advice on how to use the Audit Log tool.

Below you will find the following content...
Access
Filter / Search
Glossary
Interpreting Results

ACCESS

To access the Audit Log tool you need to have an Admin role on your profile.

1. Log into HammerTech
2. In the left hand navigation menu, click on Administration
3. Once the Admin pages loads, look under the System menu and click on Audit Log

FILTER / SEARCH

By default, ALL records will load, so this is where you now need to filter through the data.

1. Click on the Filter button in the top right corner
   
   
   
2. A pop up will appears with a large number of sections that you can apply filters to
   
3. Click on any of the Sections in order to expand them and view all the corresponding Filters
   
   
   
4. Select the Filter/s you wish to apply
   NOTE: you can select multiple filters from multiple sections
5. Once you have selected the appropriate Filter, scroll to the bottom and click Apply
6. After clicking Apply, the list of results displayed will reload with the Filter applied

GLOSSARY

Here is an overview of the Sections and Filters to assist you with your refinement.

Sections:

Project	A list of all Projects (both active and archived)
Module	A variety of different modules, including some sub modules
Log	All the different actions a User could take in the system
Verb	A specific filter that relates to viewing vs editing data
Permission	Different permission logs the system records against actions
Date Range	The date range you wish to filter the results to
Requested By	The emails associated with all the Users in your system
Response	The systems response to a Users requested action
Source	A list of sources that define how a User accessed your HammerTech system

Commonly Used Filters:
There are a vast number of Filters available within these sections, so we will list the most useful below. However, if you still can't find what you are looking for, please have a scroll through all the filters to see if there is something more specific to suit your search.

FILTER	IN SECTION	DESCRIPTION
varies	Project	A great way to narrow down your results to just one Project
Delete	Log	Great for when trying to locate a deleted record or transaction
Get	Verb	Indicates the data was viewed
Post	Verb	Indicates a change was made to data

INTERPRETING RESULTS

Interpreting the results can sometimes be a little tricky, here are some examples.

Example one > Who deleted a User from your system?
In this example we are looking for who deleted a User from your system.
We used the following Sections and Filters to find this information

SECTION  /  FILTER
Module  /  Personnel
Log  /  Delete
Verb  / Post

You can see below that it lists any Users who have been deleted on any Project.
ID is the unique ID relating to the deleted Worker / Employee.
Date & Time shows when it happened.
Requested by shows the logged-in User who deleted the Worker / Employee.

Example two:
In this example we are looking for information on who cleared a SWMS review.
We used the following Sections and Filters to find this information

SECTION  /  FILTER
Module  /  JHAs
Log  /  Clear SWMS Review (SWMS = JHA)
Verb  /  Post

You can see below that the results list any Users who have cleared an approved JHAs.
ID is the unique ID relating to the cleared JHA.
Date & Time shows when it happened.
Requested by shows the logged-in User who cleared the JHA.